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AAASCEC -- Courses at the Community Extension Center

Current Technology Courses

Course Offerings

The Community Extension Center's computer classroom is a teaching and training resource for individuals, classes and groups that use our facility. The classroom is equipped with 8 networked workstations that contain Microsoft Office Suite software and high speed internet access.

Technology Courses

Free and reduced-cost, computer applications courses are offered quarterly by Community Extension Center staff. Course instruction includes:

• Special classes geared toward senior citizens scheduled during the day.
• Courses for adults are available during the evening
• Introduction to the personal computer, internet and e-mail, and desktop publishing.
• Additional courses in introduction and intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Small class sizes.
• Special topics for groups.

Fall 2009 Technology Courses

FREE Computer Orientation for Seniors

Senior Computer Orientation (SCO-335, 338) -Senior Computer Orientation is a free training program designed to introduce adults aged 55 and older to a variety of computer topics. A total of 16 hours of computer instruction are devoted to these topics: hardware, operating systems, terminology and working with files. FREE

Additional Courses for Seniors (ages 55 and up)

Students who register for any of the following classes should have completed the Senior Computer Orientation course or have experience working in a Windows environment. The fee for each individual course is $20.00 per person. Payment in the form of cash, check or money order (payable to The Ohio State University) is due at the start of the first class session.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel (EXL-336) -Students will learn to create, open and save professional spreadsheets in Excel using menus, toolbars and basic skills such as entering values into a worksheet and selecting cell ranges, calculating value totals with Autosum and entering formulas using Autofill. FEE: $20.00

Introduction to Desktop Publishing (DTP--337) Students will learn to create colorful brochures, personalized greeting cards, and newsletters with ease using Microsoft Publisher 2007. Students will enjoy working with word art pictures, templates and more using their own creativity. FEE: $20.00

Registration

Registration fees are due at the beginning of each class session. Register early! Space is limited. To request registration materials contact us at 614-292-3922 or aaascec@osu.edu.

Course Schedule

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